Calendar

Rossville Public Library Book Sale

begins today and continues through Saturday, April 7. Located at 504 McFarland Ave., the sale will include

popular fiction, biographies and bestsellers as well as books on gardening, cooking and paperbacks. Music and movies

will

also be available. Anyone wanting to donate books to the sale should bring them to the library before Saturday, March 31. For more information call 706-8661368.

MEETING · The

Battlefield Farmers Market

will have its second meeting for new and current members on Tuesday, April 3, at 6 p.m. in the

Walker County Ag Center

to discuss further plans

for the upcoming year. The market welcomes

that wanting to earn extra income from growing fruits, vegetables or flowers from their gardens as well as artisans of all kinds. Anyone living in or growing their products in Walker, Dade, Catoosa, Gordon, Whitfield, Chattooga and Floyd counties in Georgia; Jackson and DeKalb counties in

or crafter any farmer

Alabama and Hamilton and Marion Counties in Tennessee are welcome. For more information visit www. battlefieldfmkt.org or the Facebook page.

Friday, April 13

ENTERTAINMENT · Southern gospel performers the

Watkins Family

and internationally-known

guitarist Wesley Crider

Sacred Sounds Fridays

will appear at

on

Friday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. at Ringgold’s Patriot’s Hall, 320 Emberson Drive in Ringgold for the Share America Foundation. Randall Franks from TV’s “In the Heat of the Night” will emcee. The event is a fundraiser for the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship Fund helping musicians achieve higher education. Donations for tickets are adults: $10, Children

12 and under free with adult. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For more information, visit http://shareamericafoundation. or write Share America Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 42 Tunnel Hill, Ga. 30755.

Saturday, May 19

COMMUNITY · All veterans and their

families are invited to an

Armed Forces Day barbeque

on Saturday, May 19. There will be live music, fellowship and free food (as long as it lasts) at this event being held on Veterans Drive, off Homer Cagle Road, in LaFayette. For information call James at 423-779-2336 or Carol at 423-255-8121.

GENERAL

Lee’s Chapel Community Church Catoosa Parkway, Tunnel Hill,

CHURCH ·

is holding Sunday services at 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The church is holding a monthly singing to raise the money to repair the church. Singings will be the second Saturday of the month.

COMMUNITY ·

AARP/VITA volunteers will help with federal and Georgia income tax preparation

— by appointment only —at the LaFayette branch of the

Cherokee Regional Library.

Appointments can be made by calling 706-375-2451 during the day, Monday, Thursday and Friday. Appointments will also be made on Tuesday’s at the Library with the AARP volunteers for the balance of the tax season.

COMMUNITY · Businesses are being asked to

as prizes for the

baskets

LaFayette Easter Egg Hunt.

annual located at 3253

donate Easter

The event is scheduled to start at

11 a.m. on Saturday, March 24.

The day is filled with fun for the whole family with egg hunts, bunny hop races and pictures with the Bunny. Children finding prize eggs are awarded donated baskets. Businesses interested in helping may drop off baskets or monetary donations at City Hall or Cohutta

Bank now through Friday, March 16.

For more information, contact 706-639-1550. MEETING ·

Catoosa County Board of Commissioners’ meetings,

which are open to the public, are held the

first and third Tuesdays each month at 6 p.m.

in the Administration Building, 800 LaFayette Street, Ringgold. Any citizen may speak at a commission meeting on any subject for five minutes. No advance notice is required. The commissioners may extend a citizen’s allotted time if they feel the situation merits it.

MEETING ·

Ringgold City Council meetings,

which are open to the public, are held the

second and fourth Mondays each month at 7 p.m.

at City Hall, 150 Tennessee Street, Ringgold. Any citizen may speak at a council meeting on any subject. There is no time limit and no advance notice is required.

MEETING ·

Fort Oglethorpe City Council meetings,

which are open to the public, are held the

second and fourth Mondays each month at 6 p.m.

at City Hall, 500 City Drive, Fort Oglethorpe. To speak at a council meeting, citizens must contact the city clerk (706-866-2544, ext. 1300) no later than 4:30 p.m. the Thursday before the meeting at which they wish to speak. They must give their name and the subject on which they wish to speak, and that information is passed on to the city manager for review. At the council meeting the citizen will have five minutes to speak. The mayor or council may extend that time.

COMMUNITY ·

Rossville Community Ministries,

a ministry of Rossville area churches, is a stocked with non-perishable food to help families or individuals in the Rossville area. Non-perishable food items, cash donations and volunteers are needed. The Rossville Community Ministries is open Mondays and Thursdays from noon until 3 p.m. They are at South Rossville Baptist Church, 101 East Peachtree Street. Those coming for the first time should call 706-866-3888 during office hours to find out what is necessary to avail themselves of this service.

CHURCH ·

food pantry

Winter weather calls for hardy pots of soup

on the stove. This is the perfect time to pick up a copy of our

“Feeding the Flock” cookbook.

Our new 2017 cookbook can be purchased from any

Lyerly United Methodist Church

member, at Pine Ridge Outdoor Supply or Gilliland’s Island, in Lyerly, or by sending $10.00 (plus $3.00 shipping and handling) to Lyerly UMC, P. O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730. For more information call JoAnn Mitchell at 706-895-2636.

MEETING · There are every Monday 7 p.m. at the

AA meetings

Rock Spring United Methodist Church.

The church is located at 3477 Peavine Road, Rock Spring. For more info contact 423-605-3388 or for complete area times and meeting places, visit AAgeorgia.org.

MEETING ·

Recovery At Ringgold

is a Christ-centered, Biblically-based,

non-denominational recovery program

that is designed to provide support for anyone who is struggling with

compulsive issues or addictive behaviors.

It is a “safe place,” which means no one will judge you or try to force their idea of “normal living” on you. You will find people who are going through the same issues you may be facing from whom you can gain experience, strength and hope. Dinner served from 6-6:45 p.m., a worship service at 7 p.m. and open sharing groups offered at 8:15 p.m. every Thursday night, 52 weeks a year, at Ringgold United Methodist Church. Details at RecoveryAtRinggold. com or 706-935-4777.

COMMUNITY The

· Seniors and Friends of Fort Oglethorpe

group meets each Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Constitution Hall on Forrest Road. This all-volunteer group offers games, crafts, blood pressure/ blood sugar check, bingo and refreshments. For information or transportation, call Karon Parker at 423-5957109 or Taire Pulver at 423-227-7720.

MEETING · The

Catoosa County Democratic Party

generally meets the third Thursday each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Graysville voting precinct. For more information contact C. Griffith by email at cagdemocrat@gmail. com.

EDUCATION · The

Rossville Public Library Robotics Club for local homeschool families.

has a FREE

The Robotics Club is held at the library every other Thursday from 2-3 p.m. and is appropriate for ages 8-14.. For additional information about robotics or other programs, visit the library at 504 McFarland Ave. or call 706-866-1368.

CHURCH ·

True Life Church at The Renaissance Center,

630 North Avenue, Rossville, invites you to services on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. and Wednesday Food & Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. followed by adult bible study at 7 p.m. Visit us at www. thetruelife.org or call 423-260-2774.

COMMUNITY · The

LaFayette-Walker County Library,

305 South Duke Street, in LaFayette hosts

“Ready to Read Story Time”

every Monday and Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Both programs are identical. The program consists of stories, crafts, songs and games designed to prepare children for successful school careers.

MEETING · The

Catoosa County Historical Society meets

every second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Old Stone Church, U.S. Highway 41, in Ringgold. The Old Stone Church is also open for tours Friday-Sunday, from 1-5 p.m. For more information, call 706935-5232.

EDUCATION · The

Walker County School District

is attempting to identify all children in their school system that are residents of Walker County and may be in need of

special education services.

All children with disabilities ages 0-21 are entitled to special education services. If you know a child ages 0-2 who might be in need of services, contact

Early Intervention — Babies Can’t Wait

at 706-802-5072 or 1-888736-5329. If you know a child between the ages of 3-21 who might be in need of services, contact Angie Ingram, Director of at 706-375-9900, or call the GA Statewide Child Find office toll free at 1-800-282-7552.

CHURCH ·The

Special Education Women’s Ministry of Keith Baptist Church

invites you to join them on the of each month at 9 a.m. for a

first Saturday

free breakfast, fellowship and Bible study.

The church is located at 1573 Keith Road in Ringgold. For more information, please call Emily Salter at 423.315.0606.